Population By Race and Ethnicity in Los Angeles County, CA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 10,077,263 population of Los Angeles County, California comprised of 4,850,292 people who identified as Hispanic (48.13%), and 5,226,971 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (51.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Los Angeles County, California with a population of 7,149,831 (70.95%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,518,807 (15.07%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 921,256 (9.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Los Angeles County, California in 2015, with a population of 4,451,350 (44.17%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,698,481 (26.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,458,093 (14.47%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Los Angeles, California.

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Population By Race in Los Angeles , CA in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 921,256 9.14%
White Alone 7,149,831 70.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 146,875 1.46%
Asian Alone 1,518,807 15.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 37,245 0.37%
Two Or More Races 303,249 3.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Los Angeles , CA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 100,790 1%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,451,350 44.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 127,157 1.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 60,714 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14,172 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 96,109 0.95%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 820,466 8.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,698,481 26.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19,718 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,458,093 14.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 23,073 0.23%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 207,140 2.06%